Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
401 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

Atlantic coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Ocean Reef out to
60 nm and Gulf coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee
out 20 nm and Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach out 60 nm...including
the waters of Biscayne Bay and Lake Okeechobee.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.

AMZ600-GMZ606-190900-
Synopsis for Jupiter Inlet to Ocean Reef FL out to 60 nm and for East
Cape Sable to Bonita Beach FL out to 60 nm-
401 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.Synopsis...

Generally gentle east-southeast winds will remain in place over the
local waters through the end of the week as weak high pressure over
the Atlantic prevails. Seas will largely be 2 feet or less through
Saturday.

Gulf Stream Hazards: None.

The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream as of
Apr 13, 2024 at 12 UTC...

 12 nautical miles east northeast of Port Everglades.
 10 nautical miles northeast of Lake Worth.
 13 nautical miles southeast of Jupiter Inlet.

This data courtesy of the Naval Oceanographic Office.

$$

AMZ650-670-190900-
Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
401 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...E SE winds around 10 kt becoming S SE after midnight.
Seas 2 ft or less. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.FRI...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period 3 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period
3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SAT...S SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period
3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...Along the coast, S winds 15 to 20 kt becoming S SW
5 to 10 kt in the morning. In the Gulf Stream, S winds 10 to
15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal
waters a moderate chop.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal
waters a moderate chop.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters
light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt
becoming W SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight, then becoming N NE in
the morning. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A
slight chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers
through the night.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft in the afternoon. Intracoastal waters a light
chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers
through the night.

$$

AMZ651-671-190900-
Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM
excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas-
401 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period
3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt along the coast to S SE 10 to
15 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SAT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal
waters a light chop.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt along the coast to S 10 to
15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 1 to
2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.MON NIGHT...Along the coast, SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming NW
after midnight. In the Gulf Stream, S winds 10 to 15 kt becoming
SW 5 to 10 kt late in the evening. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal
waters a light chop.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E in the evening. Seas 1 to
2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Intracoastal waters a light chop.

$$

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Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
401 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...E NE winds 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Bay
and inland waters smooth.
.FRI...E SE winds 5 kt becoming W SW in the afternoon. Near
shore, gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft. Period
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...N NW winds 5 kt becoming E NE after midnight. Seas
0 to 1 ft. Period 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SAT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SW in the afternoon. Seas
0 to 1 ft. Period 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt becoming E SE late in the evening.
Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.SUN...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Bay and inland
waters a light chop.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt becoming W SW in the afternoon. Seas
1 foot. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.MON NIGHT...Near shore, NW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming N NE after
midnight. Well offshore, N NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft.
Bay and inland waters a light chop.
.TUE...Near shore, E NE winds around 5 kt becoming SE in the
morning, then becoming W SW in the afternoon. Well offshore, E NE
winds around 10 kt becoming N in the evening. Seas less than 2 ft near
shore and 1 to 2 ft well offshore. Bay and inland waters a light
chop.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E NE after midnight.
Seas 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

$$

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Lake Okeechobee-
401 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SW after midnight. Lake
waters a light chop.
.FRI...S SW winds around 5 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Lake
waters smooth.
.FRI NIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming W SW after midnight.
Lake waters a light chop.
.SAT...W SW winds around 5 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Lake
waters smooth.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to around
20 kt. Lake waters a light chop.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W NW winds around 10 kt with gusts to around 20 kt
becoming N NE after midnight. Lake waters a light chop.
.TUE...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Lake waters a light chop.

$$

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Biscayne Bay-
401 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TONIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.FRI...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.FRI NIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters
light chop.
.MON...S winds around 10 kt. Bay waters a light chop.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Bay
waters a light chop.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Bay waters a light
chop.

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